Water System Science and Policy Interfacing

Marie-Perrine Durot; Patrick Flammarion; Simon Gardner; Eeva Furman; Paula Kivimaa; Pirjo Kuuppo; Hanna Mela; Päivi Korpinen; Erik Fellenius; Jennie Savgård; John Holmes; Natacha Amorsi; Peter Allen-Williams; Michiel Blind; Daniela Hohenwallner; Irene Huber; Xavier Lafon; Stephen Midgley; Daniela Past; Antony Chapman; Adriaan F.L. Slob; Marc Rijnveld; Corinne Merly; Claudia Pahl-Wostl; Britta Kastens; Ilke Borowski; Darya Hirsch; Philippe Quevauviller; Jos Brils; Ben Surridge; Alison Holt; Bob Harris; Karl A. Schaefer; Alex T. Bielak; Leah E. Brannen; Kees J. M. Kramer; Xenia Schneider; Philippe Quevauviller; Philippe Vervier; Marie-Perrine Durot; Michiel W. Blind; Jens Christian Refsgaard; Ilke Borowski; Willem J. De Lange; Judy Payne; André van der Beken; Philippe Vervier; Jérôme Depasse; Michel Combarnous; Hugues Ayphassorho; Martine Gaeckler; Marc Jarry; Antony Chapman; Philippe Quevauviller; Willem J. De Lange; Philippe Vervier; Skye Duncan; Jörg Frauenstein; Paul Bardos; Antony Chapman; Eduard Interwies; Ilke Borowski; Philippe Quevauviller; Christos Fragakis; Panagiotis Balabanis; John Holmes; Alister Scott; Roger V. Moore; Philippe Quevauviller; Patrick Swartenbroeckx; Kees J. M. Kramer; Michiel W. Blind; Marie-Perrine Durot; Willem J. De Lange; Jurgen Plyson; Patrick Willems; Thomas Vansteenkiste; Frank Provost; Fred Hatterman; Guido Vaes; Patrick Swartenbroeckx; Philippe Gourbesville; Jean A. Cunge

doi:10.1039/9781847556622

Water System Science and Policy Interfacing

Author(s):

Marie-Perrine Durot, Patrick Flammarion, Simon Gardner, Eeva Furman, Paula Kivimaa, Pirjo Kuuppo, Hanna Mela, Päivi Korpinen, Erik Fellenius, Jennie Savgård, John Holmes, Natacha Amorsi, Peter Allen-Williams, Michiel Blind, Daniela Hohenwallner, Irene Huber, Xavier Lafon, Stephen Midgley, Daniela Past, Antony Chapman, Adriaan F.L. Slob, Marc Rijnveld, Corinne Merly, Claudia Pahl-Wostl, Britta Kastens, Ilke Borowski, Darya Hirsch, Philippe Quevauviller, Jos Brils, Ben Surridge, Alison Holt, Bob Harris, Karl A. Schaefer, Alex T. Bielak, Leah E. Brannen, Kees J. M. Kramer, Xenia Schneider, Philippe Quevauviller, Philippe Vervier, Marie-Perrine Durot, Michiel W. Blind, Jens Christian Refsgaard, Ilke Borowski, Willem J. De Lange, Judy Payne, André van der Beken, Philippe Vervier, Jérôme Depasse, Michel Combarnous, Hugues Ayphassorho, Martine Gaeckler, Marc Jarry, Antony Chapman, Philippe Quevauviller, Willem J. De Lange, Philippe Vervier, Skye Duncan, Jörg Frauenstein, Paul Bardos, Antony Chapman, Eduard Interwies, Ilke Borowski, Philippe Quevauviller, Christos Fragakis, Panagiotis Balabanis, John Holmes, Alister Scott, Roger V. Moore, Philippe Quevauviller, Patrick Swartenbroeckx, Kees J. M. Kramer, Michiel W. Blind, Marie-Perrine Durot, Willem J. De Lange, Jurgen Plyson, Patrick Willems, Thomas Vansteenkiste, Frank Provost, Fred Hatterman, Guido Vaes, Patrick Swartenbroeckx, Philippe Gourbesville, Jean A. Cun

Editor(s):

Philippe Quevauviller

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Recent discussions among scientists and policy-makers have highlighted that knowledge generated by many research and demonstration projects is not reaching policymakers in an efficie...

Recent discussions among scientists and policy-makers have highlighted that knowledge generated by many research and demonstration projects is not reaching policymakers in an efficient way. Conversely, the consideration of research results by the policy making community is not straightforward, and difficulties arise in integrating the latest research developments in legislation. The difficulty is enhanced by the fact that the policy-making community is not defining its role as "client" sufficiently well and the dialogue and communication channels are far from ideal to ensure an efficient flow of information. An increasing number of experts consider that improvements could be achieved through the development of a "science-policy interface" so that R&D results are synthesised in a way to efficiently feed policy implementation and that short, medium and long term research needs may be identified. This book examines the issue of integrating science into policy, with an emphasis on water system knowledge and related policies. An important feature of the book is the discussion of science-policy interfacing needs, illustrated by examples from authors from different countries in relation to water system management. This publication is timely in that the science-policy interfacing is now identified as a key challenge worldwide with regard to integrated water resource management, and therefore the book will be of great interest to scientists, water managers and stakeholders. Readers will also benefit from a better understanding of the needs, benefits and drawbacks of an established transfer mechanism of scientific outputs to policies.